I am starting up an anime website and will be containing all of the same type of information that is included in TheTVDB, but with a focus on only anime. Is there a way for me to provide an API so that Plex could look up anime with the website?
Currently the method for gathering information from sites is to scrape them. There is information on xbmc.org on how to create a scraper for a site.
[http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Scrapers](http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=Scrapers)
I've never done it though but any scrapers created with that guide should work fine in Plex.
Is there any way for me to access Plex’s Library for the purpose of checking what is in there and how far along (ie: episodes contained and episodes watched for tv) and then upload the data to a website?
I’m not sure I follow. The Library mode in plex is created empty by default then populated by scrapers which go to website (such as IMDB, thetvdb.com, etc.) and gather data about movies the user has on their drive. Before you can have anything in the library it has to be available on a website.
Just my two cents, the best sort of website is one that doesn’t require “scraping” but rather returns the metadata with well formated XML. Using the exact same API as TheTVDB (if appropriate) would be a sure way to ensure that Plex and other clients can easily talk to your site.
Yes, I think that maybe what geoffreak wants is to export to his web site his own local database he created with Plex after having stored and watched his anime and make that available to other Plex users ?
So, yeah, his web site needs to provide a way to access the website with a HTTP request sending back xml information and then document the request or provide the proper plugin to access it.
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